Prep for the test 9-10-2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

Good to see you all again!

Today's Program

• Possessives
• Present Simple vs Present Continuous
• Used to
• Conjunctions 

Learning goals

• At the end of today's class you know when to use 's/'  or ... of ... 
• At the end of today's class you know  when to use the present simple and when to use the present perfect.
• At the end of today's class you use used to in sentences to talk about situations or habits in the past.
• At the end of today's class you know how to use conjunctions.

Test

• Vocab Lesson 2-5
• Expressions Lesson 3 and 5
• Grammar: Present Simple vs Present Continuous, possessive, used to, conjunctions
• Listening exercise

Possessives

's / '

• Bezit van mens of dier = 's 
• Tenzij meervoud op s = '
• My dad's car
• Brutus's toys
• other people's opinions
• The children's books
• My friends' bikes
• The dogs' leashes

... of ...

• Iets wat bij een ding hoort
• The back of the house
• the leaves of the trees
• Geografische locaties
• the city of New York
• the county of Essex

Practice

1. Britain – the country
2.  my brothers – jobs
   
3. my phone – the screen
   
4. the trip – the end
   
5. the zebra – stripes
   
6. That is _________ (my parents – house).
7.  ________________(the house – the walls) are falling apart.

1. Would you like ___________ (the action – a piece)?  
2.   ___________________(the plant – the leaves) are turning brown.
3. I don't know what _______________

 (my friends – plans) are.

Handout 

• What? Do exc. 1-3 from the hand-out 
• How? Individually & in pairs, low noise level 
• Time? 5 minutes
• Note? If you have any questions, please ask!
• Done? Start on exc. 4 and 5 

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple

I/ you/ we / you / they: hele ww

she/he/it : ww + s

• Gewoonten of iets wat je met regelmaat doet:
• I work out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
• He usually visits his grandparents on Sunday.
• Feiten en permanente situaties: 
• I live in Zwolle.
• It is often windy in San Francisco.

Present Continuous

vorm van 'to be' + ww + -ing

I/you/we/you/they: 

am/are working

she/he/it: is working

• iets wat bezig is op het moment dat je erover praat of schrijft
• I'm calling my friend. (nu)
• Tijdelijke situaties
• He's staying with his uncle while his parents are abroad.
• Om irritatie aan te geven --> always, forever, constantly
• John is always complaining about his job.

Present Simple (I play tennis)

• always
• every day/week/month/year
• on Sundays
• usually
• often
• usually
• regularly
• generally

Present Continuous (I am playing tennis)

• at the moment
• right now
• as we speak
• today
• currently

Handout

• What? Do exc. 1, 2, and 5 from the hand-out
• How? Individually or in pairs, low noise level
• Time? 8 minutes
• Note? If you have any questions, please ask!
• Done? Start working on the other exercises from the handout

Used to 

Used to 

• Gebruik je om te verwijzen naar gewoontes en situaties in het verleden. 
• In het Nederlands zou je 'Vroeger ....' gebruiken
• Constructie --> used to + het hele werkwoord
• He used to work in Dubai. 

Used to in - en ? zinnen

• Wat heb je bij de meeste werkwoorden nodig als je er een ontkennende of vraagzin van wilt maken?
• Werkwoord do
• Praten nu over het verleden dus dan wordt het did / didn't 

Used to in ontkennende zinnen

• Didn't use to  + hele werkwoord
• LET OP! Je hebt de verleden tijd al gebruikt in did dus de d aan het eind van used to verdwijnt!
• There didn't use to be a library in this part of town. 

Used to in vraagzinnen

• Did ... use to  + hele werkwoord
•  LET OP! Je hebt de verleden tijd al gebruikt in did dus de d aan het eind van used to verdwijnt!
• Did he use to travel to the south of France every year?

She __________ (to love) eating chocolate, but now she hates it.

He _____________ (to be able) to speak French, but he has forgotten it all.

__________ (he/ to play) golf every weekend?

I ____________ (not - to hate) school when I was young.

Conjunctions

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